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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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